The Indianapolis journal., 1887-02-04

store; ungraded, 93a a 94c in elevator csc in
store. ungraded white 924c; No. red. 96c; No
white, 93c: No. red, February, 92a a 93c,
closing at 92sc; March, 93l S94c, closing at 93Ac;
April, 94a 95c. closing at 94ac: May, 95s 96ac,
closing at 952c; June, 964097c, closing at
96lc; July, 97s 97sc, closing fat 074c; August.
91a a CSC, closing at 9l4c; September. 98a q 99c,
closing at 9ssc; December, ST. 02t L02ss, closing
Corn-Spot Ia ic higher, and moderately act
i've; options opened a &c higher closing weak,
with the advance partly lost Receipts, 23, $50
bu; exports, ZOO bu; sales, 584, 600 bu futures
q 49c; steamer, 48a 49c in elevator, sole afoat;
Nc. 2, 40 90494c in elevator, sole afoat steamer
yellow, 40c; No 2 February 40 049sc. closing at
49c; March, 49a a 50c closing at 49ac; May, 50a a
ole, closing at 5Osc; june 50s 51c, closing at
Oats shade stronger and fairly active. Re-
ceipts, 90, 800 bu; exports, none; mixed Western,
38 39c; white Western, 80 a42ac
55c
Hops quiet.
Coffse-Fair Rio dull at 14ac; options easier
and moderately active. Sales Of ~. 500 bags:
February, IL 90c; March, II SOC; April, II 7O0
Y s0c May. II Is IL SOC; june II. 1922 s5c;
July II IS @12. Soc; August. II. .sO012 s5c; Octo-
Der, II s5c. Sugar quiet; refining dull. Mo-
lasses steady at 19ac for so test Rice steady.
Tallow steady at 5-l6 04sc. Rosin firm
Eggs dull and easier; receipts, J. 325 packages;
State, Western and Southern, 5o@alc.
Pork fairly active and firm. Cut meats firm;
picked bellies 74c; pickled hams, lie; picked
shoulders, 6ie. Lard higher, closing with some
reaction; Western steam, spot 92ac; Febru-
airy, 6 9oc; March. 69006 92c; April, 69sc;
May I04 0707c; June, 2 lie.
Butter quiet and rather weak Western, II q
2sc; Elgin creamery. 80 03oc Cheese firm and
IN fair demand; Western fat, IL 012ac.
Copper dull Lead steady.
CHICAGO, Feb 3-The wheat market was
excited to day, and the transactions were large.
The cables were firm and quoted American
wheat as firmly held. The potent influence on
the course of prices, however, was the heavy de-
cline In foreign securities. The opinion gener-
ally held that this foreshadowed a possible war,
and buying was active upon this theory AS
prices advanced "shorts" covered freely and
aided the upward movement May wheat opened
&c higher at 84ac, rose quickly to S5c, with very
free offerings and purchases at the top figures.
Late teiegrams Indicated that the decline in
French rentes and British consols was due,
in great part, to financial difficulties.
and that lFrench and German breadstuffs
were lower. Under this influence the market
gradually fell bacss co s41c, and closed ior the
oav osv of4c, or only shade higher than yester.
day The receipts at eleven points were 266 900
bushels, while the export clearings were only
43, 600 bushels. Corn was active and firmer
with fair outside inquiry and a rather sharp
demand from shorts" The receipts continue
to be small. The market opened 405c higher,
advanced Sage additional fell back a ac. and
closed fri. Oats ruled steady and shade
higher, closing steady at yesterdays figures
Provisions we're again active and stronger. Mess
pork opened 10c barrel higher advanced 10c
additional, receded 15017ac, rose 221 a 25c fell
back Is 17lc, and closed about 10c higher than
yesterday. Lard and short ribs closed firm at
about yesterdays figures. The leading futures
ranged as follows: